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Roger Mostyn (priest)

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Name
  
Roger Mostyn

Role
  
Canon of Windsor

Died
  
April 11, 1775


Parents
  
Essex Finch, Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet

Siblings
  
John Mostyn, Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet, Savage Mostyn

Cousins
  
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Grandparents
  
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, Anne Hatton

Uncles
  
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, Henry Finch, William Finch, Edward Finch, John Finch

Roger Mostyn (1720 - 11 April 1775) was a Canon of Windsor from 1774 to 1775.

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Family

He was the son of Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet and Lady Essex Finch, the daughter of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham.

Career

He was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1743, and MA in 1745.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Eastling, Kent 1746 - 1752
  • Rector of Christleton, Cheshire 1752 - 1774
  • Prebendary of Chester 1760 - 1775
  • He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1774, and held the stall until 1775.

    References

    Roger Mostyn (priest) Wikipedia